Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc reported income of $17.2m and spending of $14.4m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.0m to $17.2m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation ($17.0m), Public Counsel ($17.3m) and Community Legal Aid Socal ($17.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $641k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 193 employees.